Post #226007 by Basement Kahuna on Mon, Apr 10, 2006 1:55 PM

I think it holds water that we are creating the new history now, even if (as everybody who knows me knows)I don't believe we should re-invent the old history in the process. I do believe everyone can and should be versed in the roots if they're serious enough to seek out a tiki website, events, etc.; it's a good starting point, and those roots run deep stylistically and should continue to do so if tiki style is going to continue to have any identity. Books may not be, but the worldwide web is cheap. The fun factor is ever-present anyway, so it's a heck of a lot easier with tiki culture. I do think most of the founding fathers basically understood the Polynesian fantasy, started out small, built the illusion more and more elaborately and accurately as they realized it's potential,and made something from nothing.